Mop attachment for brooms



May i2, 931 F. A. HENDERSON MOP ATTACHMENT FOR BROOMS Filed Oct,

Patented May 12, 1931 UNITED STATES FRED A. HENDERSON, on CREsToiv, IOWAy I Moi3 ATTACHMENT ronisnooms;

Applicatin mea october 15, 132,9. seriaiNo.' 399,811.

This invention pertains to a novel attachment for the broom-head of the ordinary household broom, so constructed that when it is secured tothe broom-head it is adapted to effectively serve as a mop, duster, cleaner and polis-her.

The prime object of the inventionis to provide simple, durable, economical and thoroughly eliicient means, when attached to the head of a house-broom, for cleaning walls, ceilings, floors, beneath radiators and heavy furniture, the lower face of radiators and furniture, and also serving as a duster, mop and polisher.

Another object of thev invention is topprovide a broom attachment that is formed with a cleaning surface made from mop yarns that will remove and retain more dust and dirt than ordinary yarn or cloth will hold, and

ythe yarn facing is attache-d in a continuous manner, thus assuring yarn contact with the object to be cleansed at all times, which is of the utmost importance in thorough cleaning and polishing.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear, are accomplished by the construction, arrangement, location and combination of the several parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto, it being understood that slight changes in the precise shape, proportions and minor details of constructions may be resorted to `without departing from lthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification it will be seen that:

`Figure l is a perspective view of the attachment embodying my invention, showing it applied to an ordinary house broom.

"Figure 2 is an elevation showing the attachment detached from the broom, with the opening formed at the upper part for the reception of the broom-head and a. portion of the opening overlapping its outer face.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the device shown in Fig. 2.

Figure 4' is a vertical section, taken on the dotted lines Llv-aflig. 3, and

" Figure 5 is a crosssecti'on taken in the planeet the dottedl linesl 5-5,'Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated it willbe seen that the numeral 1 designates the broom handle, to the usual straw head portion off which Amy improvedI attachment is liXedlygsecured,said attach` ment, asshown, consisting of a lower member 2, constituting its body portion, and an upper member 3, eachofsaidy members being formed from a 4suitable fabric possessing the desired and requiredstrength, the upper member being fXedly secured to the lower members at the point 4 by a' plurality of rows of stitching, the said members forming a casing of fabric for the `reception of the broomhead, the upper lmember being open or separated from its lowermost end portion to the point 5 at theupper end, the separated portions of the member 3 being provided with a plurality of strong fabric tying tapes 6`by which the said fabric casing is securely tied and. fastenedto the broom-head, as willy be readily understood. y

To theouter face of thelower member 2 is iXedly secured by vertical lines of stitching a series of vertical rows of yarn libres 7, so disposed and secured as to completely cover the outer surface of said lower member, said lower member thus constituting a duster, mop, polishing and cleansing member, and when attached to the broom-head properly covers and protects the loose straw portions of the broom-head, while the upper portion of the broom-h'ead is protected from becoming soiled and damaged by the upper member 3, and when said members are sufficiently dirty to require washing, the ent-ire casing may be readily detached and laundered.

l/Vhile two setsV of fastening tapes 6 are shown in the drawings, it will be obvious that one set of tapes secured to the upper end portion only of the upper member may be utilized to serve the purpose of securely retaining this attachment to the broom-head.

It will be perceived thatthis particular construction of attachment is adapted to it any ordinary broom-head and it may be adjusted around the broom-head in any suitable manner, but damage to the loose straws of the broom-head may be avoided by turning the attachment wrong side out, placing the right hand within the attachment, gather the loose broom straws together with the left hand, place the attachment on the broom and hold in place with the right hand inside the attachment which is yet turned wrong side out, then with the left hand, turn the attachment right side out as it is rolled down over the broom-head, thence tie the tape around the broom handle and the attachment is ready for use.

Having ,thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. mop attachment for brooms of the character described, comprising a fabric upper member formed with an opening at its top and at one side extending toits lower end with fastening tapes secured thereto, a lower fabric member xedly securedto the lower end of said upper member, and a series of rows of yarn libres iiXedly secured to the outer face of the lower member, said lower member and fibres entirely surrounding the broom, said fibres being Xedly secured `to said lower member by vertical lines of stitchmg.

2. A mop attachment for brooms, comprising an upper member slitted horizontally at its top portion and slitted at one side throughout its height with attaching means secured thereto, a lower member Xedly secured to said upper member by a plurality of horizontal lines of stitching, and a series of rows of yarn ibres iXedly secured to the entire outer face of saidl lower member by a series of Vertical lines of stitching, said lower member and fibres entirely surrounding the broom.

Y FRED A. HENDERSON. 

